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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Ross Dependency (Antarctica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
355
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
355
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
344
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
287
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
56
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
54
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross Dependency
1 Family width 8 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross Dependency
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1906Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross Dependency
8 Species
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Ross Dependency
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom